• Mika Tajima. The book has a black cover with gold hot tub nozzle details.
  • The book is open to two pages. These are the first pages of the book. The left page has cutouts and is black paper. The right page has a detail shot of the artists work. It&
  • The book is open to two pages. There are black and white images all over both pages.
  • The book is open to two pages. There is an image of the artists work across both pages. The work is woven and has yellow, blue, and black colors.
  • Mika Tajima. The book has a black cover with gold hot tub nozzle details.
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Mika Tajima

$55.00
$55.00

Co-published by Inventory Press and Kayne Griffin, this book takes a deep dive into Mika Tajima’s sculptures, paintings, videos, and new media installations from 2003–2021.

Full color reproductions and special sections rendered on semi-transparent paper document Tajima’s work from the 2019 Okayama Art Summit, her early performances, and her exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and other venues. The book’s pierced cover highlights her signature cast bronze spa jet nozzles.

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An introduction by independent curator Mika Yoshitake outlines the scope of Tajima’s oeuvre, including her collaborators and influences, while an essay by Professor T’ai Smith explores the conceptual underpinnings of her work. In a conversation with Yoshitake, Tajima opens a window to her thinking surrounding her exciting multidisciplinary practice.
Publication details

Contributors: Mika Yoshitake, T’ai Smith
Publisher: Pace Publishing
Publication date: 2022
Hardcover
188 pages: 120 color illustrations
11 × 9 inches
ISBN: 9781941753484
Mika Tajima. The book has a black cover with gold hot tub nozzle details.
The book is open to two pages. These are the first pages of the book. The left page has cutouts and is black paper. The right page has a detail shot of the artists work. It&
The book is open to two pages. There are black and white images all over both pages.
The book is open to two pages. There is an image of the artists work across both pages. The work is woven and has yellow, blue, and black colors.
Mika Tajima. The book has a black cover with gold hot tub nozzle details.

Mika Tajima

At the heart of Mika Tajima’s multidisciplinary practice, which spans performance, sculpture, painting, and new media installation is a profound inquiry into the conditions of human agency and self-determinacy in built and virtual spaces.

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